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Academic Appeals Board

Mission: The Academic Appeals Board (AAB) is a judiciary body that investigates, holds closed hearings, and renders decisions on student appeals referred to it by the chief academic officer in which students challenge the academic policies or actions of an instructor, a faculty committee or academic administrator.

Members: Karen Campbell, Phil Dougherty, Teresa Gilliams, Denise Greenwood, Barty Thompson


Advisory Committee on Rank and Tenure (ACRT)

Mission: To recommend College policy changes on faculty rank and tenure to the PC for its adoption. The ACRT consults with and advises the president and CAO OR his/her designate on promotions in rank, tenure, and emeritus status for individual members of the faculty. The ACRT conducts the two- and four-year reviews for untenured faculty.

Membership: Al Cacicedo (Divisional Rep.), Karen Campbell (At-Large), Andrea Chapdelaine (ex officio), Julia Heberle (Divisional Rep.), Devon Mason (Divisional Rep.), Jim Scheirer (At-Large)


Animal Care And Use Committee

Mission: Available online

Members: Stephen Mech (Chair), Karen Campbell, Dick Heller, Jerry Lee, Jody Menon, Lara Zerkowski


Assessment Committee

Mission: The Outcomes Assessment Committee is charged to design, implement, and monitor campus-wide outcomes assessment for academic and administrative units, following the approved Albright College Outcomes Assessment Plan.

Membership: Karen Jogan (Chair), Brian Buerke, Andrea Chapdelaine (ex officio), Dan Falabella, Sarel Fuchs, Pat Hummel Tom Meyers, Gerry Ronning


Athletic Advisory Committee

Mission: TBA

Membership: Ron Green (Chair & NCAA Rep.), Denise Greenwood, Dick Heller, John Incledon, Dave Martin,   Barty Thompson, Tom Watcke


Faculty Appeals Committee

Mission: To adjudicate: (i). A variety of claims brought by teaching faculty concerning the terms of their employment, and(ii) Appeals by teaching faculty, administrators, staff, or students as provided for in the Albright College faculty Policy on Harassment and Abuse.

Membership: Karen Campbell, Phil Dougherty, Judy Geiser, Patt Snyder, Wayne Vettleson


Fine Arts Committee

Mission: The mission of the Freedman Gallery is to exhibit contemporary art of the highest quality and to contribute to scholarly and accessible educational programming for the Albright College community and the general public.

Membership: Barbara Thun (Chair), Gary Adlestein, Mary Jane Androne, Melissa Bronfman, Matt Garrison, Richard Hamwi, Connie Horacek, Betsy Kiddy, Jeff LentzJim Scheirer, Wayne Vettleson,
Tom Watcke, Kristen Woodward


Honorary Degree

Mission: To identify candidates of demonstrated accomplishment in the fields of arts, academia, business, science, medicine, theology, journalism and public service (to name a few) who represent the values Albright College wishes to nurture: highest personal integrity, humanitarianism and philanthropy.


Membership: Guillaume de Syon, Betsy Kiddy, Irene Langran, Ann Myers, John Pankratz, Gail Wright


Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Mission: To review all proposals for research involving human participants. This applies to Albright-sponsored projects off campus as well as projects done on campus.

Procedure: All proposals should be sent to the chair of the IRB. Two copies of the proposal are required. Electronic submissions of the proposal will also be accepted. However, the cover sheet with actual signatures of the researcher and faculty sponsors should be sent via campus mail. Additional information available online.

Membership: Mary Lois White (Chair), Bruce Auerbach, Andra Basu, Jon Bekken, Sally Farley, Julia Heberle, John Incledon, Gerry Kreider (Alternate), Jerry Lee, Devon Mason, Farhad Saboori, Patt Snyder (Alternate), Lisa Wilder, Chenyang Xiao